US DOE injects $3 bn across 25 projects to strengthen advanced battery capability

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an investment of over $3 billion for 25 projects across 14 states to boost the country's production of advanced batteries and batter... Read More

​IESA brainstorms ways to upskill women, enhance participation in energy sector

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has received recommendations from over 100 women leaders in the energy storage and cleantech sectors, which it will review and submit to th... Read More

Spain triples down on green hydrogen, targets 12 GW electrolyzer capacity by 2030

The country's Cabinet has also approved a plan for 74 percent of the country's hydrogen consumption to become green by 2030 Spain has tripled its national green hydrogen production... Read More

Saudi Arabia launches tender for 4.5 GW of wind and solar projects

Saudi Arabia has launched a tender to award 4.5 GW of renewal energy capacity --- mainly wind and solar projects --- across the desert kingdom. The Saudi Power Procurement Company ... Read More

Indo-Pacific nations seek action plan to strengthen critical mineral supply chain, prevent battery shock

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) --- a 14-nation grouping consisting of India, the US and Pacific Rim countries such as Japan, Australia, South Korea and o... Read More

NextEra in negotiations to develop 150 MW solar + 100 MW battery storage on US DOE land

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced it was entering into negotiations with NextEra Energy --- the largest renewables players outside China --- to potentially develop a util... Read More

COP29 summit to propose 1,500 GW energy storage target by 2030

This year's United Nations-backed climate change conference could adopt a target to increase worldwide energy storage capacity more than sixfold to 1,500 GW by 2030. To achieve thi... Read More

India announces ₹11,000 crore incentives over two years to promote adoption of electric vehicles

The Government of India has approved an ₹11,000 crore scheme to accelerate adoption of electric mobility over the next two years.  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister ... Read More

US Department of Energy announces $125 mn funding for next-generation battery technology

The US Department of Energy has announced $125 million in funding for two innovation teams to provide the scientific foundation needed for next-generation batteries.  The two ... Read More

US customs detains Indian solar panels for using Chinese raw material sourced through forced labor

US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), the country's national customs authority, has detained nearly $43 million worth of Indian electronics equipment since October 2023 under a... Read More

Australia to speed up development of $20 bn, 14 GW green hydrogen hub in Western Australia

Australia has conferred "major project status" to the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), a planned $20 billion renewable energy-cum-green-hydrogen development in Western Austr... Read More

IESW 2024: Roadmap for India-Western Australia partnerships in battery and critical minerals space

There is a natural alignment between India and Western Australia in the battery and critical minerals space with both sides sharing common interests, according to a joint research ... Read More

Morocco emerges as staging post for Chinese firms eyeing Europe and US

As the US and Europe tighten their restrictions on clean technology imports from China --- solar panels, batteries, components, etc --- the Middle Kingdom is actively looking for b... Read More

FM bypasses EVs in Budget; abolishes duty on critical minerals to support domestic refining

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a mixed bag for the country's auto and electric mobility industry, by avoiding specific, new measures for either the traditional... Read More

Energy security in mind, FM spotlights pumped storage, decarbonization and rooftop solar

The Government of India will bring out a policy document on appropriate energy transition pathways that balance the imperatives of employment, growth and environmental sustainabili... Read More

India’s e-mobility roadmap calls for research into EV cells, charging and supply chain

India can achieve leadership position in the e-mobility sector within five years, according to a government report that outlines measures needed to make the country a powerhouse in... Read More

EU approves €700 million in hydrogen aid across Italy, Finland and Lithuania

The European Commission has approved more than €700 million in hydrogen investments from the governments of Italy, Finland and Lithuania. The approval, which came as part of wide r... Read More

Germany will tender 12.5 GW of gas-to-hydrogen capacity by year end

Germany announced it will launch its much-delayed tender to construct and modernize 12.5 GW of gas power plants that can switch to hydrogen by the end of this year or early next ye... Read More

IESW 2024: India's GH2 roadmap and partnerships with Australia, Norway

India has big ambitions in the green hydrogen space. Just last month, Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, India's top renewable energy bureaucrat, told the World Hydrogen Summit in the Ne... Read More

IESW 2024: Policy-adaptation, safety needs to take center stage to achieve India's renewable energy ambition

Day 3 of IESW 2024 opened with the session Energy Storage for 500 GW Renewable, Grid Modernization, and Decarbonization of the C&I Sector.  Moderated by Dr. Rahul Wal... Read More

IESW 2024: Spotlighting electrolyzer manufacturing opportunities in India

Electrolyzers are critical for production of green hydroden. In India, engineering major Larsen and Toubro has launched indigeniously manufactured electrolyzers, but in t... Read More

US DoE announces $100 million funding for non-lithium batteries

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has floated a notice of intent aimed at projects and developers of non-lithium batteries. In the notice, the agency has offered to fund pilot-scal... Read More

IESW 2024: Taking the long-term view on long-duration energy storage in India

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is coming of age. Australia is launching eight- and even 12-hour batteries, and the UK is evaluating a six-hour battery. Against this ... Read More

IESW 2024: Policy and funding pathways for rapid energy storage deployment

India needs a robust policy framework to support the rapid deployment of energy storage technologies. The country has approved VGF for 4,000 MWh of energy storage projects, but mus... Read More

IESW 2024: CES-Shakti Foundation unveil imperatives for a robust supply chain

The second day of the India Energy Storage Week 2024 saw Customized Energy Solutions and Shakti Foundation unveil their findings from stakeholder consultations on Indian EVs a... Read More

IESW 2024: Optimizing battery supply chains

Australia is vital to battery raw materials and the possibility of greater Indo-Australian co-operation in the area of supply chains was looked into on Day 2 of the India Energy St... Read More

IESW 2024: Plenary session offers ways to accelerate India's mobility transition

The plenary session on Day 1 of India Energy Storage Week 2024 -- dedicated to EVs -- was on the topic 'way forward to accelerate e-mobility, manufacturing, R&D and s... Read More

India invites applications for supply of 539,000 TPA green ammonia under SIGHT

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for selection of green ammonia producers under the SIGHT programme of the country's National G... Read More

What EU tariffs will do to trade with China

Imports of Chinese electric vehicles to Europe would drop 25 percent if the continent imposed a 20 percent import tariff on vehicles from the Middle Kingdom, according to a report ... Read More

India offers ₹50 crore each to four hydrogen valleys: Pune, Jodhpur, Bhubaneshwar, Kerala

The Government of India has approved funding of ₹50 crore each over five years to four Hydrogen Valleys coming up in the country: Pune, Jodhpur, Bhubaneshwar and Kerala.  The ... Read More
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